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    novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini develops the theme of betrayal through the characters of Baba‚ Ali‚ Hassan and Amir. The betrayal begins when Amir abandons Hassan while he is being raped by Assef. Later‚ Rahim tells Amir that Hassan is actually his half-brother. The betrayal continues when Amir learns that his father‚ who he so well respected‚ had slept with Ali ’s wife and committed adultery. By doing so‚ Baba also betrays his own son by stealing his knowledge of having a brother. The brotherhood

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    traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene it shows how Baba would share his frustration with

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    father “Baba”. His father is well – to – do and he has much money. Amir´s father has many friends. One of the best friends of “Baba” is Rahim Khan. On the other side of the good family relationships stands Hassan‚ a childhood friend of Amir‚ and his father Ali. Hassan´s father works for Amir´s and he isn´t rich. It´s interesting how much poles apart two families can be. This shows the very first part of the story very good. It´s very unfair‚ that Ali doesn’t have so much money than “Baba”. It´s

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    be praised and recognized by his father. This desire may perhaps be even greater than most children due to Baba’s aloofness towards Amir. Amir goes to extreme lengths to please his father‚ sacrificing many important things along the way. To please Baba‚ Amir changes his personality‚ gives up his own peace and sanity‚ and sacrifices Hassan. Believing these costs to be worth Baba’s love‚ Amir easily surrenders them. However‚ it is not until after he has already given up everything does he come to realize

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    Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin‚ and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised in Afghanistan. Amir lives with his father Baba‚ Ali the servant and Ali’s son Hassan. Amir’s mother passed giving birth to Amir and Amir blames himself for his mother’s death. He struggles to gain a relationship with his father

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    Hassan - Amir’s best childhood friend. He was often bullied by Assef and his followers Kamal and Wali. He was Ali’s son even though later in the novel‚ it is revealed that he is truly the son of Baba and Amir’s brother. Late in the book‚ they allow us to know by saying that there is a special closeness that people who fed from the same breasts share. He was poorly educated and stood up for what he believed in‚ even if it meant dying for it. He always stood up for Amir no matter what the consequence

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    Because Baba was privy that Hassan was his illegitimate child and could not openly care for him‚ he “took it on [Amir] instead- the socially legitimate half.” Baba abused his power on Amir due to his guilt towards his affair with Sanaubar‚ trying to turn him into a soccer loving‚ Buzkashi watching son- his own image. The abuse of power

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    father‚ Baba; a distance caused by the secrets Baba has kept from Amir. Baba feels obliged to show Hassan great attention because he has kept secret that Hassan is his son‚ a fact that Amir is unaware of. The favoritism shown causes Amir to turn his back on his longtime friend and betray a companion that has always been loyal. Baba’s relationship with his sons causes betrayal and jealousy between friend due to the divided attention. Growing

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    leads to good” (Hosseini 302). At the beginning of the story‚ Amir is selfish‚ scared‚ and guilt-ridden. He treats his servant Hassan poorly and doesn’t see him as a friend or his equal‚ and he abandons him in his hour of need. Amir’s relationship with Baba was also strained because he feels that he is a disappointment to him. However‚ Amir finds his true redemption at the end of the novel when he rescues Sohrab from the Taliban. Amir‚ at the beginning of the story was selfish and didn’t care about

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    composition‚ including King Prajatipok (Rama VII‚ 1883–1941) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927–)‚ whose compositions have been more often for jazz bands than classical Thai ensembles. While the three primary classical ensembles‚ the Piphat‚ Khruang Sai and Mahori differ in significant ways‚ they all share a basic instrumentation and theoretical approach. A Piphat  A piphat (Thai: ปพาทย) is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand‚ which features wind and

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